The teen heartthrobs of hits like “Twilight” and “Gossip Girl” seem too perfectly groomed and painstakingly styled to know how to change a tire or check the oil. But Logan Huffman, star of the hit ABC series “V,” which resumes March 30, practically got his start in a garage.

A few years ago, the actor, who is a triplet, was restoring a 1956 Mercury at his family’s home in Indianapolis. The classic car caught the attention of his neighbors, including a voice and movement coach who encouraged Huffman to read some lines. “I always liked acting,” Huffman, 20, says, “but I thought the Marines were a more rational route.” But he forwent the service for Northern Illinois University’s Gately/Poole Acting Intensives. (James Gandolfini and Kristin Davis are alumni of the program.)

After graduation, Huffman headed for New York with the name and number of a manager referred to him by a teacher. “He taught me how to audition,” says Huffman of his manager. “That’s the hardest damn thing in this industry.”

Whatever Huffman did worked, and eventually Rosie O’Donnell cast him in her Lifetime movie “America,” about a teenager navigating the U.S. foster care system. The program was directed by Yves Simoneau, who took such a liking to Huffman that he cast him in his next assignment: a television series about extraterrestrials.

Based on the 1983 miniseries, “V” is about an alien race that comes to Earth under peaceful pretenses and slowly reveals its nefarious ways after infiltrating society. Huffman plays Tyler Evans, a high school kid who gains privileged information about the visitors because he dates a daughter of their high commander. “This season you’re going to find out why Tyler’s the way he is,” says Huffman. “How much pain he’s gone through and why he’s in the position he’s in. People assumed he was a little punk, mad at his mom, and you find out he has legitimate reasons. So I get to show some range.”

Indeed, Huffman isn’t interested in a one-note performance, nor is he prone to spending his career locked into beefcake status. His Hollywood role model? “I like Robert Mitchum.”

For pre-fall, Vivetta Ponti reimagined the characters of an antique tapestry through a punkish filter. The result was a collection that looked a tad less sugar-coated compared to previous seasons. While the brand’s signature feminine ad whimsical iconography, including cute animals and butterflies, were still there, a range of tartan pieces, including a coat and a plissé skirt showing floral inserts, as well as maxi-printed puffers, exuded a cool, urban vibe, writes @aleturra85.
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After dominating in the makeup and lingerie categories, not to mention her Fenty line with Puma, Rihanna is getting ready for her next act in fashion.
According to sources, the superstar has been in secret talks with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton to launch a luxury fashion house under her name. The eponymous collection is said to cover everything from ready-to-wear to leather goods and accessories and is expected to launch later this year in tandem with Rihanna’s ninth studio album.
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Victoria Beckham has developed a power-dressing formula of her own that revolves around elegant tailoring, cozy knits and feminine yet easy-to-throw-on midi dresses — and she keeps returning to it, as it clearly seems to appeal to her growing customer base of women who subscribe to her brand of modern femininity and glamorous yet no-fuss clothing. “Ultimately it does always have to come back to the customer and what she wants,” Beckham told WWD while presenting her pre-fall 2019 collection. “When we do want to do something different, it is about doing it in a way that she can understand, taking her by the hand and showing her how to put the pieces together so that she can try new things and challenge herself.” Report: @natalietheodosi .
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